FILE — In this June 8, 2020, file photo, Sen. Edward Markey, left, D-Mass., and challenger Rep. Joseph
Kennedy III, D-Mass., participate in a televised debate ahead of the Democratic primary, in East
Providence, R.I. During the coronavirus pandemic, Markey missed 34 of 42 Senate votes in May and the
first half of June, or about 80 percent, according to information from GovTrack, an independent
clearinghouse for congressional data.